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# How to Add Local AI Support to Obsidian
- URL: https://en.blog.themarfa.name/how-to-add-local-ai-support-to-obsidian/
- Published: 2025-10-13T06:50:50.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-13T06:50:50.000Z
- Description: With the Private AI plugin, you can connect the local LM Studio neural network to Obsidian and chat with AI directly inside your notes.
- Author: Konstantin Dokuchaev
- Tags: Windows, macos, Private AI, LM Studio, Obsidian

Nowadays, you don’t need to use an online version of a neural network to interact with AI. You can easily run a local model and connect it to various apps for data processing.

For example, you can add an AI chat to the Obsidian note-taking app using the [**Private AI**](https://www.obsidianstats.com/plugins/private-ai) plugin. It allows you to process notes using a local neural network powered by **LM Studio**.

### How to Set It Up

Before connecting the plugin to your notes, you need to install and launch [**LM Studio**](https://lmstudio.ai/). There’s nothing tricky here—it installs just like any regular app.

When you run LM Studio for the first time, it will guide you through the setup process and offer to download a ChatGPT-based neural network to your computer.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/c7/31c7da9c-f519-464c-9a3b-2d4144b557a6/content/images/2025/10/image-22.png)

If needed, you can later switch to another model that better suits your needs.

Next, simply install and enable the plugin in Obsidian.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/c7/31c7da9c-f519-464c-9a3b-2d4144b557a6/content/images/2025/10/image-23.png)

You can also go into its settings and tweak some parameters:

- Select a specific AI model or leave it on auto-selection;
- Set the number of tokens per request;
- Define default AI behavior requirements;
- Adjust search parameters;
- And more.

Once everything is configured, a new icon will appear on the left sidebar in Obsidian. Clicking it opens a chat window with your local AI on the right side.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/c7/31c7da9c-f519-464c-9a3b-2d4144b557a6/content/images/2025/10/image-24.png)

[Try Private AI](https://www.obsidianstats.com/plugins/private-ai)